Method of and machine for attaching counters to turn shoes



April 10, 1928.

M. L. DODGE 1 METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COUNTERS T0 TURN SHOES Filed Dec. 10, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 10, 1928.

M. L. DODGE METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR ATTACHING COUNTERS T0 TURN SHOES Filed Dec, 10, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON L. DODGE, or nEw unYron'r,,ivrAssAonusn'rrs.

mnrnoi: or AND rmonrnn non ATTACHING coun'rnas To TURN SHOES.

Application filed December 10, 1923. Serial No. 679,550.

' This invention relates to a method of and machine for attaching previously molded counters in turn shoes after the lasts have been removed and the shoes turned Which will insure the close engagement of the upper to the counter and to the marginal portion of the sole at and immediately forward of the heel seat. 7

One of the great advantages of fastening the counter after the heel of the shoe is turned is that the heel portion of the upper may be'employed to properly position the counter so that the upper is drawn thereover smoothand tight. The counterhaving been then attached the lining isturned within the counter and made fast in any suitable way. \Vhile various means of attaching the counter may be employed, I have found that a stapling machine may be utilized to good advantage particularly when the counter and shank piece have been attached together prior to assemblingthem in the shoe, the stapling machine being provided with some additional parts especially'designed for the purpose. Not only may the fastening of the counter be done by this machine, but the counter and sole may be so formed by the clamping members which hold the shoe andcounter assembled for the fastening operation that the upper is made to closely engage the sole adjacent to its margin. V

For a more complete understandingof this invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is asideelevation of a stapling machine having parts especially designed for attaching counters. I

Figure 2' is an inverted plan of the upper pressure plate or die. t

Figure 3 is a sectionon line 3-3 of Fig- I ure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective of the lower pressure plate or dle.

Figures 5 and 6 are detail sections through I the presser plate in operative relation. to a shoe laterally and longitudinally of the shoe,

respectively. I

Figures 7 and 8 are plan and side elevations, respectively, showing a modified form of upper pressermember,

Figure9 is a perspective of a spring element used in this construction.

- Figure 10,is,a perspective illustrating a further modification.

Referring first to Figure 1, at 1 is indicated a mac hine standard supporting at its top staple forming and driving mechanism in a machine head indicated generally at 2. This may. be of any usual type and conse quently will not be'described in detail. The staples are driven through a nose 3 depending from the head 2 forwardly of the standard 1 in the usual manner. bracket extending forwardly from the pedestal or standard 1 and this bracket may be utilized to support parts specially designed for the 'countereattaching operation. To this bracket is made fast a forwardly extend- At is shown a v ing arm 5 having a vertically perforated sleeve 6 at its forward end. In this sleeve a plunger 7. is vertically slid'able and this plunger carries at its upper end a presscr member or form 8, shown detached in Figure 4, and which forms a support for the shoe as will hereinafter appear. This form 8 may be moved upwardly toward the noz-f zle 3 or lowered therefrom by the. operator and for this purpose a cable or chain 9 is shown. as passing about a pulley lO j ourna-led on the arm 5 and havingvone endmade fast as at 11' to the lower endof the plunger and its other end made fast as at 12'to a treadle 13'fulcrumedat14 at the lower end of the standard 1.- Cooperatingwith the form Sis an upper presser member 15 shown detached in Figures 2 and 3. This presser member has a central comcal opening 16 1nto which the nozzle 3 is adapted to extend more particularly in Figured v In order that the member 15 may be -fixed firmly to the nozzle it may be formed with as shown the slot 17 (see Figure 2) extending inward I ly from its forward face to the perforation 16 and passing somewhat rearwardly thereof so as to form a pair of springjaws 18 which may be brought together to clamp the nozzle 3 in position in the opening 16, as by means of a screw 19 threadedin one of th'esejaws and; having ahead 20 bearing in a socket in the other jaw. The shoe-to which the counter is to be attached. is prepared for this operation by pulling the. last and turning,

. the lining at the heel portion extending outwardly of theshoe as shown in dotted lines in Figure lat 25., A previously molded counter 26 to which a filling piece. 27 has been applied is then placed over the lower presser member or form 8, and the shoein inverted position, asshown in Figure 1, is

then placed thereover; and pulled forwardly so that the counter is seatedffirmly against the heel end ofthe upper, thisbeing done when the plunger 7 is inits lowered position. If desired the counter filling may be placed in position in the shoe and then both inverted over the form. By pressure exerted on the treadle l3the assembled parts are shank portion of theshoe, the prosser memher 8 and 15 may be formed, as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, with a marginal upstanding rib or head partially surrounding a central depressed portion 31', while the member 15 has an outwardly beveled or flaring depending rib 35 formed to embrace the rib 30 as the presser members are brought t0- gether, the ribs 35 and 80 engaging the upper and counter between them centeringthe counter andshoe relative to each'other and it the counter is previousl counter and it is attachedin tormingthe mar inal portions of the counter into an outwardly extending bead pressing closely toward the'margmal portions of the sole outwardly of the stitch line 40 between the solefand upper so that the parts are firmly urged together about the margin of a the heel seat and shanltportions, thisbeing done when the partsare being clamped to gether preparatory to the fastener driving operation. This action isturthertacilitaterl formed with an outwardly extending beat as disclosed in my Patent bio/1,430,158, dated September 26, 1922. After the tastening has been driven, the treadle 13 is allowed to riseand the shoe is removed from the lower block 8. The lining 25 is then turned and tucked inwardly to cover the inner face of the positionin any suitable or usual manner.

' It is thus seen that the heel portion of the upper aswell as the presser member 15 is employed to properly position the counter and shank piece with relation to the soleso that a" smooth close fit oi the upper about the counter is insured, and that by means of the formation of the cooperating presser members a close joint between the upper and the sole edge is effected. i

The fill ng piece may, 1f desired, be prolonged forwardly of the counter thus serving also asa shank piece as shown.

If desired also the upper-presser member may be so formed as to wipe down the upper over the counter as the shoe is moved into position for thestaple to be driven. For this purpose the constructions shown in Figures? and 10 have been -devised.- Referring to theform shownin Figures 7 to 9, the presser block is indicated at50 and is made quite similar to the presser member 15, exceptthat it 'hasattached thereto at opposite sides resilient wiper plates 51 and at its rear end similar plate 52'1nade of spring metal. One of these plates is shown detached in Figure 9. These plates extend below the lower face of the presser member 50 and act to wipe the upper down closely against the outer face of the counter as the shoe is moved upwardly by means of the treadle until the Presser member 50 p,

clamps the sole against the counter. In place of these resilient strips theupper presser member may be termed sectionalas shown in Figure 10. Referring to this figure, the presser member comprises side sections 55 and a central section 56. The side sections are urged toward the central section by means of springs57 surrounding adjusting bolts 58thrcaded into the section 56 and passing through guide openings in theside sections, the springs bearing between the heads of these bolts and the outer faces of the sections 55. By this means the lower edge p i s 59 or the side sections are caused to resiliently engage the sides of the upper and'wip'e the upper down about the counter until the presser member is firmly seated against tli-ewshoe sole. central member 56 has an opening 60 therethrough for the reception of the nose of the stapling machine to which it maybe fixed by meansfsuch as a set screw61 threaded inthe section 56, one of the side sections being provided with an opening 62 o po-, site the head of the setscrew through w iich access may 'behad thereto so that the screw may be tightened or loosened as maybe desired. 1 v

lVhile a stapling machine has been herein illustrated, it is, of course, evidentrthatany other suitable fastener inserting machine might be substituted therefon Having thus described anembodiment of this'invention it should be evident to those skilled in the artthat various changesjand modifications may be made therein withouti departing tronrits spirit or scope as defined by the a ppended claims.

I claim The loo

1. The method which comprises inserting a molded counter within the upper ota turned shoe, seating the counter firmly against the heel portion of the upper, pressingthe marginal heel seat portion of the counter against the upper and the marginal heel seat portion ofthe solc, and while the parts are so held pressed fixing the counter inposition. v a

i 2. The method whichcornprises inserting a molded counter within the upper of a against the heel portion of thenppenpressturned shoe, seating the counter firmly heel seat portion of the upper, pressing an outwardly extending bead about the heel seat portion of the counter, clamping the upper to the sole margin outwardly of the stitch line between the sole and upper, and

then driving a fastenerthrough the sole and filling piece to retain thejparts assembled.

4. The method which comprises inserting a previously assembled molded counter and filling piece within the upper of a turned shoe, seating the counter firmly againstthe heel seat'portion of the upper, pressing an outwardly extending bead about the heel seat portion of the counter, clamping the upper to the sole margin outwardly of the stitch line between the sole and upper, then driving a fastener through the sole and filling piece to retain the parts assembled, releasing the shoe, and inserting the lining at the heel end of the shoe within the counter.

5. The method which comprises placing a previously assembled molded counter and filling piece over a form having a marginal rib engageable therewith outwardly of the stitch line between thesole and upper of a shoe in which the counter and filling piece are to be incorporated, placing the turned heel portion of the shoe in inverted position over the counter and filling piece, the lining of the shoe being unattached to the sole and pulled outwardly therefrom, presss ing on the exposed heel end faceof the sole toward said form, driving a fastener from said exposed heel end face through the sole and filling piece and. clinching the fastener on said form, releasing the shoe, and tucking the unattached lining within the counter and securing it in position.

6. The method wvhich comprises assembling a counter within theturned heel por-' tion of a shoe off thelast, wiping'the heel portion ofthe upper about the counter, and fixing the counter in position.

7. The method which comprises inserting a previously assembled counter and filling piece in the heel portion of a turned shoe off the last, wiping the heel portion ofthe upper over the counter, and driving a fastener through the sole and filling piece to fix the parts in position. 1

' 8. In a machine for attaching counters, a

support. shaped to receive a molded counter inserted within the upper of a shoe and having an upwardly extending marginal bead engaging the sides and rear of the soleengagingportion of the counter, a member relatively movable to engage the free end face of the sole and having a downwardly extending mar in engageable outwardly of the shoe upper and clamping the upper and counter against said head, and means actuable to fasten the counter in position while the shoe is held between said support and member. v

9. The combination with a form over which a molded counter and the heel por-' tion of a shoe in assembled relation thereto ma be )laced of a resser member en a e-' y D able with the heel end face of the shoe for clamping the counter to the shoe, said memher having portions acting resiliently to being brought into clamping position.

10. The combination with a form over which a molded counter and the heel portion of a shoe in assembled relation thereto with the exposed heel end face of the shoe,

and spring elements positioned to wipe the upper over. the counter 'as said member is being moved to clamping position.

11. The combination with a form over which a molded counter and the heel portion of a shoe in assembled relation thereto may be placed, said form having a marginal bead engageable with the counter outwardly of the stitch line between the sole and upper of the shoe, of a presser member engageable with the exposed heel end face. of the shoe, and spring elements positioned to wipe the upper over the counter as said membe'r is being moved to clamping position, said member having an aperture through which a fastener may be driven through the shoe wipe the. upper over the counter as it is sole and clinched on said form in position to fix the counter in position.

I 12. In a counter attaching device, a form over which the molded counter and heel portion of a shoe may be placed, means includsignature. MILTON L. DODGE. 

